| Englisch | Deutsch | |
| tough {adj} [meat; constitution] | 4375 zäh [Fleisch; Konstitution] | |
| law constitutional {adj} [pertaining to the constitution of a state] | 18 staatsrechtlich | |
| law ["Federal law overrides state law." - Article 31, Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany; similar to the rule "Federal law supersedes state law." in the U.S. Constitution] | Bundesrecht bricht Landesrecht. [Artikel 31, Grundgesetz der Bundesrepublik Deutschland] | |
Substantive |
| law amendment [to the constitution] | 611 Zusatzartikel {m} [zu der Verfassung] | |
| acad. jobs law constitutionalist [expert on a political constitution] | 24 Verfassungsrechtler {m} | |
| law pol. Pancasila ["five principles": philosophical basis of the Indonesian constitution] | 15 Pancasila {f} | |
| geogr. Connecticut <CT> [Constitution State, Nutmeg State] | 5 Connecticut {n} [US-Bundesstaat] | |
| hist. [constitution of St. Pauls Church, Frankfurt] | Paulskirchenverfassung {f} | |
| admin. hist. [constitution of the (late) Holy Roman Empire] | Reichskonstitution {f} [Verfassungsordnung des (späten) Heiligen Römischen Reichs] | |
2 Wörter |
| law Basic Law [German constitution] | Grundgesetz {n} <GG> | |
| law eternity clause [provision in the German constitution exempting its fundamentals from amendments] | Ewigkeitsklausel {f} | |
| publ. key article [in an encyclopedia, constitution, etc.] | Schlüsselartikel {m} [in einer Enzyklopädie oder Verfassung, etc.] | |
| sociol. theatre subject constitution [also: subject's constitution] | Subjektkonstitution {f} | |
3 Wörter |
| Foreign Emoluments Clause [of the US constitution] | Foreign Emoluments Clause {f} [Bestimmung in der US-amerik. Verfassung zu ausländischen Nebeneinkünften für Amtsträger] | |
| law pol. right to resist [constitutional right to resist attempts at overthrowing the constitution] | Widerstandsrecht {n} | |
| Right Worshipful Master <R.W.M.> [Freemasonry in Scotland / under the Scottish Constitution] | Meister {m} vom Stuhl <MvSt> [Freimaurerei] | |
4 Wörter |
| pol. change of Basic Law [German constitution] | Änderung {f} des Grundgesetzes | |
| law pol. liberal democratic basic order [the core substance of the German constitution] | freiheitliche demokratische Grundordnung {f} [auch: freiheitlich-demokratische ...] <f.d.G.O.; fdGO, FDGO> [Abk. „fdGO“ u. „FDGO“ sind informell] | |
5+ Wörter |
| law Federal law supersedes state law. ["preemption doctrine", derived from the supremacy clause of Article 6 of the U.S. Constitution] | [„Bundesrecht hebt Länderrecht auf.“ - Grundsatz gemäß Artikel 6 der US-Verfassung; vergleichbar mit „Bundesrecht bricht Landesrecht.“, Art. 31 GG der BRD] | |
| quote in order to form a more perfect union [phrase from the Preamble to the Constitution of the United States] | (um) den Bund zu vervollkommnen | |
| law Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany [constitution] | Grundgesetz {n} für die Bundesrepublik Deutschland | |
| hist. relig. Civil Constitution of the Clergy [Constitution Civile Du Clergé] | Zivilkonstitution {f} des Klerus | |
| hist. relig. Civil Constitution of the Clergy [Constitution Civile Du Clergé] | Zivilverfassung {f} des Klerus | |